I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
BOB GOFFPeople who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Don’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.
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God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.
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I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
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God made beauty so we’d know how He felt about us.
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It will be more love, not more information, that will change our hearts.
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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I used to think God wouldn’t talk to me, but now I know I’m just selective with what I choose to hear.
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Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
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We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He’s more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
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Fix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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Grace means we don’t need to airbrush our lives to make them look like they’re working.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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Stand up like a mountain; have faith like a rock; love like an avalanche
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…we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the “do” part of faith.
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What I noticed, though, is almost every time I type the word love, it gets changed to the word live…
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We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you’re an owner. Faith is at its best when it’s that way too. It’s best lived when it’s owned.
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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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